Find a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker now !!
Now is the time to get out into the woods and find Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers.
They are at their most conspicuous now and are easily audible and visible (as there are no leaves on the trees). We (LesserSpotNet) have already had lots of reports of birds displaying, calling and drumming. So now is a great time for you to check suitable woodland for the presence of Lesser Spots and keep a record. During the winter their home range can be huge, hundreds of hectares, but in a few weeks, they will settle down in favoured nesting area. Still a big area but is much smaller than their winter range.
Please help with the Lesser Spot Network project this year.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest recording report 2018 now published
Our report on Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest recording in 2018 is now available on this website, 2018 October Newsletter with details of all the nests found, fledging success and lots of photos and further information.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the project this year.
Interesting breeding season for Lesser Spotted woodpeckers
Thanks from Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Network to everyone who has helped with searching for nests and sending us information on Lesser Spot activity this year. Nine nests were monitored. The 2018 breeding season report will be available soon on our website.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests - June update
We are pleased that Lesser Spot network volunteers are/have been monitoring eight nests as part of the project.
Two more Lesser Spot nests found
Great news, volunteers have found Lesser Spot nests in Herefordshire and the New Forest in last couple of days, bringing our 2018 total to four so far.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Richard Jacobs 2019 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker © Tim Preston
Don't confuse juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers with male Lesser Spots - they both have red caps!
Newsletters
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Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in 2019